2014 Kansas Grand Prix

Sports Car race February 2025 The 2014 Grand Prix of Kansas was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) held on the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas on June 7, 2014. The event served as the sixth of thirteen scheduled rounds of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship. Background Preview left|thumb|Kansas Speedway, where the race was held. International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed that the race was part of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship schedule in October 2013.Dagys John 11 October 2013 Kansas Added to 2014 Schedule https://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/kansas-added-to-2014-schedule/ 12 November 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC It was the first year the event was held as part of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship. The 2014 Grand Prix of Kansas was the sixth of thirteen scheduled sports car races of 2014 by IMSA, and it was the third round not held as part of the North American Endurance Cup. The event was held at the nineteen-turn 2.370 mi km on Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas on June 7, 2014. The event was run in conjunction with the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites in a two-segment race format.Dagys John May 16, 2014 Kansas PC Race Format Revealed http://sportscar365.com/imsa/tusc/kansas-pc-race-format-revealed/ 12 November 2024 Sportscar365.com John Dagys Media, LLC Before the race, Jon Bennett and Colin Braun led the Prototype Challenge Drivers' Championship with 97 points, 3 points clear of Renger van der Zande in second, and Martin Fuentes with 80 points.2014 TUDOR Championship Official Points REVISED.pdf https://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/2014%20TUDOR%20Championship%20Official%20Points%20REVISED.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150518103152/http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/race_result_files/2014%20TUDOR%20Championship%20Official%20Points%20REVISED.pdf 18 May 2015 11 November 2024 CORE Autosport were their respective Teams' Championships. Entry list Twenty-nine cars were officially entered for the Grand Prix of Kansas, with the bulk of entries in the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites series.Kansas [PC] 2014 - Entry List https://www.racingsportscars.com/entry/Kansas-2014-06-07.html 12 November 2024 Racingsportscars.com The Prototype Challenge (PC) class was composed of ten Oreca FLM09 cars: two from Starworks Motorsport and RSR Racing. BAR1 Motorsports, CORE Autosport, JDC-Miller MotorSports, Performance Tech, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, and 8Star Motorsports entered one car each. With the absence of the Prototype (P), Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM), and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) categories from the field, only one racing class was represented in Kansas. Practice There were three practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday: all on Friday.The first session was on Friday afternoon lasted 80 minutes while the second session on Friday afternoon lasted one-hour. The third session on Final evening lasted 45 minutes14_IMSA_KANSAS_SG_V1.pdf https://www.spotterguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/14_IMSA_KANSAS_SG_V1.pdf 12 November 2024 Spotterguides.com Qualifying Friday evening's 50-minute two-group qualifying session gave 15-minute sessions to all categories. Cars in Cooper Tires Prototype Lites were sent out first before those grouped in PC had one separate identically timed session. Regulations stipulated teams to nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each classes starting order. Qualifying results Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by . PC stands for Prototype Challenge. +Pos. PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamTimeGap Gap in secondsGrid Final grid position1PC08USA RSR Racing1:11.839_12PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports1:11.878 +0.03923PC25USA 8Star Motorsports1:11.989 +0.15034PC09USA RSR Racing1:12.541 +0.70245PC54USA CORE Autosport1:12.597 +0.75856PC38USA Performance Tech1:12.766 +0.92767PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSports1:12.862 +1.02378PC8USA Starworks Motorsport1:12.958 +1.11989PC7USA Starworks Motorsport1:13.592 +1.753910PC88USA BAR1 Motorsports1:13.737 +1.8981011L127Performance Tech Motorsport1:16.183+4.3441112L161Comprent Motor Sports1:16.308 +4.4691213L116Performance Tech Motorsport1:16.393 +4.5541314L19Performance Tech Motorsport1:16.482 +4.6431415L112ONE Motorsports1:16.582 +4.7431516L139Performance Tech Motorsport1:16.607 +4.7681617L144Ferrari of Houston Race Team1:16.643 +4.8041718L110JDC Motorsports1:16.737 +4.8981819L177ONE Motorsports1:17.001 +5.1621920L148Star Motorsports1:17.109 +5.2702021L128Star Motorsports1:17.366 +5.5272122L134Performance Tech Motorsport1:17.396 +5.5572223L1658Star Motorsports1:17.995 +6.1562324L142Eurosport Racing1:18.766 +6.9272425L1125Performance Tech Motorsport1:21.696 +9.8572526L222BAR1 MotorsportsNo Time Established2627L128Yount MotorsportsNo Time Established2728L162ONE MotorsportsNo Time Established2829L129Extreme Speed MotorsportsNo Time Established29Sources:6 June 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Unofficial Qualifying http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/TUDOR%20Championship/06-Kansas/TUDOR%20Championship%20Kansas%20Qualifying%20Unofficial.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20211020063245/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/TUDOR%20Championship/06-Kansas/TUDOR%20Championship%20Kansas%20Qualifying%20Unofficial.pdf 20 October 2021 12 November 2024 IMSA6 June 2014 Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda Qualifying Report - Round 3 http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/Lites/02-Kansas/Lites%20Kansas%20Qualifying.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20211020060719/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/Lites/02-Kansas/Lites%20Kansas%20Qualifying.pdf 20 October 2021 12 November 2024 IMSAKansas [PC] 2014 https://www.racingsportscars.com/grid/race1/Kansas-2014-06-07.html 12 November 2024 Racingsportscars.comKansas [PC] 2014 Qualifying Results https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/qualifying/Kansas-2014-06-07.html 12 November 2024 Racingsportscars.com Race Race results Class winners are denoted in bold and . PC stands for Prototype Challenge. Pos PositionClassNo. Car numberTeamDriversChassisTireLaps Laps completedEngine1PC54USA CORE AutosportUSA Jon BennettUSA Colin BraunOreca FLM09Continental66Chevrolet 6.2 L V82PC8USA Starworks MotorsportDEU Mirco SchultisNLD Renger van der ZandeOreca FLM09Continental66Chevrolet 6.2 L V83PC25USA 8Star MotorsportsMEX Luis DíazUSA Sean RayhallOreca FLM09Continental66Chevrolet 6.2 L V84PC52USA PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsUSA Gunnar JeannetteUSA Frankie MontecalvoOreca FLM09Continental66Chevrolet 6.2 L V85PC08USA RSR RacingCAN Chris CummingCAN Alex TaglianiOreca FLM09Continental66Chevrolet 6.2 L V86PC09USA RSR RacingUSA Duncan EndeBRA Bruno JunqueiraOreca FLM09Continental66Chevrolet 6.2 L V87PC7USA Starworks MotorsportMEX Martin FuentesGBR Ryan DalzielOreca FLM09Continental66Chevrolet 6.2 L V88PC88USA BAR1 MotorsportsUSA Doug BielefeldOreca FLM09Continental66Chevrolet 6.2 L V89PC38USA Performance TechCAN David OstellaOreca FLM09Continental66Chevrolet 6.2 L V810PC85USA JDC-Miller MotorSportsUSA Chris MillerZAF Stephen SimpsonOreca FLM09Continental65Chevrolet 6.2 L V8Sources:7 June 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Unofficial Race Report http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/TUDOR%20Championship/06-Kansas/TUDOR%20Championship%20Kansas%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20211020064759/http://imsatiming.com/Results/2014/TUDOR%20Championship/06-Kansas/TUDOR%20Championship%20Kansas%20Race%20Unofficial.pdf 20 October 2021 12 November 2024 IMSA2014 Grand Prix of Kansas https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2014_Grand_Prix_of_Kansas/TU/ 12 November 2024 Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media, LLCKansas [PC] 2014 Race 2 Results https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/race2/Kansas-2014-06-07.html 12 November 2024 Racingsportscars.com+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturerContinental Continental References 2014 United SportsCar Championship Chevrolet Sports Car Classic 6 Hours of The Glen Kansas Grand Prix Kansas Grand Prix Kansas Grand Prix